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Nowhere Boy
File:Nowhere boy.jpg
Directed bySam Taylor-Wood
Written byMatt Greenhalgh
Produced byRobert Bernstein
Douglas Rae
StarringAaron Johnson
Thomas Sangster
Anne-Marie Duff
Kristin Scott Thomas
CinematographySeamus McGarvey[2]
Production
company
Distributed byDistrib Icon (UK and Australia)
The Weinstein Company (U.S.)
Release dates
29 October 2009 (LFF)
25 December 2009 (Intl)
26 December 2009 (UK)
27 January 2010 (SFF) [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom

Nowhere Boy is a film about John Lennon's childhood and adolescence[3] and the feature film directorial debut of director Sam Taylor-Wood.[4]

The film, which is based on the book Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon by Lennon's half sister Julia Baird,[5] is about Lennon's teenage years and his first steps to stardom and focuses on the influence his Aunt Mimi and his mother Julia had on his early life,[6] and his friendship with future fellow Beatle Paul McCartney. British actor Aaron Johnson plays Lennon and Thomas Sangster plays Paul McCartney.[2] Kristin Scott Thomas plays Lennon's aunt Mimi and Anne-Marie Duff plays Lennon's mother Julia. The screenplay is written by Matt Greenhalgh. Filming started on location in Liverpool and at Ealing Studios in West London on 8 March 2009.[4][7]

The film received a Lottery funding of ₤1.2 million from the UK Film Council Premier Fund with an additional ₤35,500 from its Development Fund to develop the script.[5][8] The film also received a grant from Film4 (the film division of Channel 4).[4]

Thomas Sangster is able to play the guitar, but since he is right-handed, learned how to play the guitar like the left-handed McCartney for scenes in which Lennon and McCartney are forming the skiffle band The Quarrymen, which was later renamed The Beatles.[2] Producers negotiated with Yoko Ono for the right to use some of Lennon's songs in the film.[2] In addition to these songs, British electronica duo Goldfrapp scored the film's main soundtrack.[9]

Release

The film had its world premiere on 29 October 2009 at the closing night of the London Film Festival.[10]

Hanway Films handled worldwide sales, while Distrib Icon did so in the United Kingdom and Australia. Mars Distribution acquired the rights for France.[4] The Weinstein Company distributed in the United States, Germany and Latin America on 25 December 2009. The film is planned to be released in the US at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in January.[11][12]

The film went on general release in the UK on 26 December 2009.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Nowhere Boy". Sundance Film Festival. December, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d "When it comes to the young Beatles, all you need is Thomas". Daily Mail. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  3. ^ Adetunji, Jo (2008-07-18). "Imagine John Lennon's childhood: Nowhere Boy heads for big screen". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  4. ^ a b c d Jaafar, Ali (2009-01-09). "Kristin Scott Thomas joins 'Nowhere'". Variety Magazine. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  5. ^ a b "Lennon childhood film gets grant". BBC News website. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  6. ^ "Taylor-Wood 'to make Lennon film'". BBC News website. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  7. ^ Kay, Jeremy (16 March 2009). "Weinsteins take US, Latin America, Germany on Nowhere Boy". ScreenDaily.com. Emap Media. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  8. ^ "Urban western Harry Brown, Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy and psychological thriller 1939 receive UKFC Lottery funding". UK Film Council. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  9. ^ Goldfrapp, Allison (18 September 2009). "hello nowhere boy x". Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  10. ^ a b Staff (3 August 2009). "Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy to close London Film Festival". Screen International. Emap Media. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  11. ^ Kevin Coll (3 December 2009). Fused Film http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/nowhere-boy-the-runaways-and-the-company-men-all-to-premiere-at-2010-sundance-film-festival-out-of-competition/. Retrieved 5 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Kay, Jeremy (16 March 2009). "Weinsteins take US, Latin America, Germany on Nowhere Boy". ScreenDaily.com. Emap Media. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
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